troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
upper half of the body; upper body
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
somewhat below; slightly below
trial product; prototype model
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
loveable; very likeable; like very much
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
very busy (person or thing)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
it seems so; that's what it looks like
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
for use by adults; for adults
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
now that; since; so long as; because
refusal; rejection; denial; veto